Bag fastener



1,595,256 W. B. SMITH BAG FASTENER Filed May 29. 1923 IITOR/YEK PatentedAug. 10, 1926.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM B. SMITH, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BAG FASTENER.

Application filed May 29,

My invention relates to fasteners for traveling bags and moreparticularly to fast-eners such as are used to secure the bag onopposite sides of a centrally located locking member.

Heretofore fasteners have been made in a variety of different ways andwhile such fasteners have been found to be efficient, they are open to anumber of objections chief among which are that they comprise aconsiderable number of parts which are costly to produce and assemble,and that they involve the use of springs which tend in time to weaken,thus reducing the elliciency of the fastener.

Now, in accordance with my invention, I have made available a fast nerof great simplicity, comprising a minimum number f parts, which enableseconomic assembly, and at the same time a fastener which will beefficic-nt and maintain its efficiency throughout the life of a bag towhich it is applied.

Having now indicated, in a general way, the nature, purpose andadvantages of my invention, I will proceed to a detailed description ofa preferred embodiment thereof, with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an open traveling bagequipped with fasteners em bodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a view, partly in section, showingdetails of construction ofthe fastener.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view through the fastener and upper portionof the in closed position.

Fig. 1 is a view, partly in section, show ing the relation betweenlocking and keeper members of the fastener.

a indicates a traveling bag of any desired type having the suitablypivoted frame members Z), Z). Secured centrally of the frame member Z2is a carrying handle 0 and a lock (Z, the keeper members 0, e of whichare carried by the frame member Z).

The fasteners embodying my invention comprise a casing f provided withflanges 0, 9 adapted to be riveted to the frame Z). in the top of thecasing is a slot it through which extends a member at having formed atits lower end a hook e', which is curved to form a cam surface 7 and theend of which is bevelled and extends through a slot is in the frame 5 ofthe bag. The upper end of the member a: is so formed as to proand whenclosed it may be secured by the 1923. Serial No. 642,181.

ject at one end beyond the edge of the casing to form a finger piece Z,while the other end coincides with the end of slot h. The member 0a isrotatably mounted on a fixed pin m, passing through the casing andsecured in the side walls thereof.

Hook members it, the ends of which are bevelled as at p, are secured tothe frame member 6 opposite to the fasteners and form. keepers forengagement by the hooks 'Z. The operation of the device is simple. Ifthe bag be open as .shown in Fig. 1, with the member 50 turned on thepin it to the position shown in Fig. 1, the bag may be closed fastenersby merely rotating the member 00 by pressure on the finger piece Z,which will result in raising the hook i into engagement with the hookit. lf, on closing the bag, the hook it be not aligned with hook 2', thebevelled ends of the hooks will guide them into engagement and the camsurface on hook i will draw the two frame members Z) and Z) snuglytogether. The cam surface 71 will also tend to prevent accidental separation of the hook members z' and n. I

To open the bag, the hook members are separated by lifting finger pieceZ, which rotates member m, and hook 2' will be withdrawn from engagementwith hook it.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is: I

Abag fastener comprising, in combination with a bag frame, a casing openat the bottom and having a slot in its top secured to the frame, alocking member extending through he casing and bag frame, said memberhaving a hook formed at its lower end and having its upper endcoincident J5 with one end of the slot in the casing and extendingbeyond the edge of the casing adjacent the other end of the slot, saidhook formed on the locking member being adapted to engage a keeper andbeing so formed as to exert a cam action thereon, and a pivot. pinpassing through said casing and locking member about which said lockingmember may be rotated to locking and un locking position.

In testimony of which invention, I have hereunto set my hand, atPhiladelphia, on this 25th day of May, 1923.

WILLIAM B. SMITH-

